Eric Sell, better known as EES (also: eesy-ees/EeS/EeS, "Easy Eric Sell"), is a German Namibian Kwaito artist and rapper.[1][2]
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Eric Sell |
| Born | 5 October 1983 Windhoek, South West Africa |
| Origin | Windhoek, Namibia |
| Genres | Hip hop, Kwaito |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Labels | NAM FLAVA MUSIC / EES Records |
| Website | eesy-ees |
Sell was born in Windhoek on 5 October 1983. He currently[update] lives both in Windhoek, Namibia's capital, and Cologne, Germany.[3][4] His texts are written in a mixture of Afrikaans and English. He also makes frequent use of Namlish and Namibian German (Südwesterdeutsch), the German dialect spoken in Namibia, and he popularised the term Nam-Slang for it.[5]
Awards
editWon
edit- 2008 Sanlam NBC Music Awards: Best Rock/Alternative Artist
- 2009 MTV Africa Music Awards: Listener Choice Award[6]
- 2009 Namibian Music Awards: Artist of the Year
- 2011 Namibian Annual Music Awards: Best international achievement
- 2012 Namibian Annual Music Awards: Best Music Video & Best Collaboration
- 2012 Channel O Music Video Awards: Best Kwaito Video ("Ayoba" with Mandoza)[7]
Discography
edit- 2002 – Straight from NAM
- 2003 – Bio-Lyrical Warfare (only South Africa)
- 2003 – Yes-Ja (Das Album)
- 2004 – Odyssey Cru
- 2004 – 061 for LIFE!
- 2005 – Wo is die Coolbox?
- 2006 – NAM FlaVa!
- 2007 – Sharp, Sharp!
- 2008 – Awee!
- 2011 – Megaphone Ghazzie
- 2012 – The Remixes (Raw & Unmastered)
- 2012 – Da Gehn Wir (feat. T-zon)
- 2013 – IF Not, Why Not!
- 2014 – Authentic Rebel (feat. M-Poser Boss)
Films and books
editReferences
edit- ^ Mescoli, Felix (13 August 2012). ""Ich gehe nicht mehr auf Zebrajagd"". Die Welt.
- ^ Becker, Jürgen. "DNG – Deutsch-Namibische Gesellschaft e.V. – DNG – Deutsch-Namibische Gesellschaft e.V." Dngev.de. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ^ "EES ganz privat – Hier spricht der Nam-Boy". Allgemeine Zeitung. Archived from the original on 25 November 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^ "Eric Sell". Discogs. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ^ Schreiber, Irmgard (27 April 2007). "Ring frei für die Nam-Slang-Kontroverse" [Clear the ring for the Nam-Slang controversy]. Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Archived from the original on 13 June 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
- ^ "Abräumer bei Musikpreis-Verleihung: EeS wurde zum Künstler des Jahres gekürt und hat im nächsten Jahr Großes vor". Archived from the original on 13 June 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
- ^ "D'Banj dominates winner's list at 9th Annual Channel O MVAs! | Channel O TV Online". 21 November 2012. Archived from the original on 21 November 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ "YES-JA!" die KWAITO Documentary - Blog | Museke". Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
- ^ "Nix für Sprachpuristen: "Esisallesoreidt": Totaler Sittenverfall: EeS veröffentlicht sein eigenes Namibia-Deutsch-Wörterbuch". Archived from the original on 13 June 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2011.